Hallelujah the Hills
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Hallelujah the Hills is an independent rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Their current line-up consists of Ryan Walsh, David Bentley, Dave Bryson, Brian Rutledge, and Nicholas Ward. They are signed to Misra Records
and have released two albums: 2007's Collective Psychosis Begone (which the Boston Globe described as "the sound of music without limits, made by a band reveling in its own vast creative potential and the cumulative collision of its early influences"; and 2009's Colonial Drones, which The Weekly Dig described as "something extra special" and full of "the vivid lyrics Walsh is becoming known for" according to Pitchfork. The band itself has been hailed by the Boston Phoenix as "one of Boston's most prized pop possessions" as well as Pitchfork remarking that the band has a
"knack for crafting fist-pumping anthems from absurdist word clusters."
They have toured with the Silver Jews, co-written a song with Triumph The Insult Comic Dog, collaborated with author Jonathan Lethem, helped orchestrate and tour "The Monitor" by Titus Andronicus, and have had a live performance interrupted by Chevy Chase. They are currently in the process of recording their third full length album which they raised money to record by utilizing a Kickstarter project.
Misra Records
Misra Records is an independent record label run out of Durham, North Carolina with branch offices in Washington D.C., Seattle, Washington, and Los Angeles, California....
and have released two albums: 2007's Collective Psychosis Begone (which the Boston Globe described as "the sound of music without limits, made by a band reveling in its own vast creative potential and the cumulative collision of its early influences"; and 2009's Colonial Drones, which The Weekly Dig described as "something extra special" and full of "the vivid lyrics Walsh is becoming known for" according to Pitchfork. The band itself has been hailed by the Boston Phoenix as "one of Boston's most prized pop possessions" as well as Pitchfork remarking that the band has a
"knack for crafting fist-pumping anthems from absurdist word clusters."
They have toured with the Silver Jews, co-written a song with Triumph The Insult Comic Dog, collaborated with author Jonathan Lethem, helped orchestrate and tour "The Monitor" by Titus Andronicus, and have had a live performance interrupted by Chevy Chase. They are currently in the process of recording their third full length album which they raised money to record by utilizing a Kickstarter project.
